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Bad Case Of Stripes (Audio CD) (Audio CD)
by David Shannon
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Picture books, Self-confidence development, Children books, Age 4-8 |
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This book has fabulous illustrations and the message is just as great - be yourself and don't worry so much about what others think. |
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Author: David Shannon
Publisher: Scholastic Audio Books
Pub. in: February, 2007
ISBN: 0439924944
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Measurements: 13.1 x 8.5 x 0.2 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BB00091
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0439924948
Language: English
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- Awards & Credential -
A famous book from a famous children book writer David Shannon, the author of the David series. |
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It's the first day of school, and pre-pubescent Camille wants dearly to fit in with her schoolmates. She's so concerned, in fact, that she dare not tell them that she actually enjoys eating the ubiquitously hated lima bean - bane of the no-green-foods set. So you can imagine how conformity minded Camille feels when, for unknown reasons, her skin turns into a rainbow of striped colors extending from forehead to toes. If you can't imagine, author David Shannon informs us that her mother screams, and Camille is so afraid of what people will say that she is glad her mom is keeping her home from school. Aha, but not so fast! The aptly named Dr. Bumble, attuned only to physical symptoms and psychologically inept, OKs Camille for school.
As if stripes were bad enough, Camille discovers that her skin color responds to voice commands from the other kids, who color her in unusual patterns and colors. So much for blending in with the crowd! Worse yet, when a collection of similarly unsympathetic "expert" doctors prescribe medicine and describe bacteria and viruses, Camille's head turns into a gumball machine of pills, and giant, colored worm-like bugs attach themselves to her. She looks fascinatingly grotesque, morphing into a colorful but mostly unrecognizable collage of bacteria, roots, berries, feathers, abstract designs, feathers, and even a tail. Eventually, her whole face is relocated into various parts of her bedroom (hung pictures are her eyes; the couch is her mouth).
So, what's the point of this Dali-esque imagery, and who's going to like it? First, let's look at the resolution: A winking elderly woman feeds Camille some lima beans through her couch-mouth, and Camille's acceptance of her secret food love returns her to her pre-striped self. The theory goes like this: Embrace your feelings, no matter how unpopular they may be, and the real you will emerge. It's a good, if facile message: Probably too simple for older kids and perhaps too subtle for some of the younger ones.
Adults and teens will appreciate Shannon's bold and imaginative creativity, and older or more mature kids may be enthralled by the skillfully depicted and dramatic bodily changes. However, elements of this fantasy could be disturb some children, depending perhaps (and I claim no expertise here) on their sense of security, boundaries, suggestibility, and recognition of fantasy. There's a yellow flag here, buyers should be aware of the young audience's capacity to view all this with a healthy detachment, and a sense that it's all pretend. This seems particularly relevant when doctors - for many a trusted authority figure - as well as young friends apparently exert such control over Camille's appearance. There's no question that Shannon is an incredibly talented illustrator and crafty storyteller, but this book could elicit a variety of reactions (especially from younger kids), and adults should try to gauge the likely emotional response from their audience.
(From quoting Allen Greenbaum, USA)
Target readers:
Kids aged 4-8.
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Award-winning artist and bestselling author David Shannon has long been a favorite among teachers and librarians with such titles as How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza, and A Bad Case of Stripes. His popularity skyrocketed in 1998 with the publication of his picture book No, David!. No, David! was named a Caldecott Honor Book, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year and has received numerous other accolades and state awards.
Shannon has written two more picture books about David, David Goes to School and David Gets in Trouble, both of which have been bestsellers and critical successes. And now, using the same irresistible humor and vibrant style, Shannon takes readers back to the “early years” of his most beloved character with two new board books-Oh, David!: A Diaper David Book and Oops!: A Diaper David Book.
Inspiration for David Shannon's Blue Sky Press books come from home and family. No, David! is patterned after a book he made at the age of five, in which he drew pictures of himself doing all the things he wasn't supposed to be doing along with the words “no” and “David” (the only words he knew how to spell at the time). The recent bestseller Alice the Fairy is based on Shannon's daughter, who was five years old when the book was published. It is an endearing, funny story about a girl and her magical imagination, sure to delight every fairy in training. Shannon's picture book Duck On a Bike was also influenced by his daughter. She made animal noises before she could talk, so Shannon wrote a story with lots of “moos,” “oinks,” and “woofs.” The neighborhood depicted in The Rain Came Down, which won a Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration, is a mixture of Spokane, Washington, where Shannon grew up, and New York City.
David Shannon was born in Washington, D.C., He graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, with degree in Fine Arts, and then he moved to New York City, where he continued his illustration work. Hs editorial illustrations have appeared in the New York Times, Time, and Rolling Stone, and his artwork has graced a number of book jackets.
David Shannon now lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Heidi; their daughter, Emma; and their dog, Fergus.
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From Publisher
On this disturbing book's striking dust jacket, a miserable Betty-Boop-like girl, completely covered with bright bands of color, lies in bed with a thermometer dangling from her mouth. The rainbow-hued victim is Camilla Cream, sent home from school after some startling transformations: "when her class said the Pledge of Allegiance, she turned red, white, and blue, and she broke out in stars!" Scientists and healers cannot help her, for after visits from "an old medicine man, a guru, and even a veterinarian... she sprouted roots and berries and crystals and feathers and a long furry tail."
The paintings are technically superb but viscerally troubling?especially this image of her sitting in front of the TV with twigs and spots and fur protruding from her. The doe-eyed girl changes her stripes at anyone's command, and only nonconformity can save her. When she finally admits her unspeakable secret?she loves lima beans?she is cured. Shannon (How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball) juggles dark humor and an anti-peer-pressure message. As her condition worsens, Camilla becomes monstrous, ultimately merging with the walls of her room. The hallucinatory images are eye-popping but oppressive, and the finale?with Camilla restored to her bean-eating self?brings a sigh of relief. However, the grotesque images of an ill Camilla may continue to haunt children long after the cover is closed. Ages 5-9.
Kindergarten-Grade 2?A highly original moral tale acquires mythic proportions when Camilla Cream worries too much about what others think of her and tries desperately to please everyone. First stripes, then stars and stripes, and finally anything anyone suggests (including tree limbs, feathers, and a tail) appear vividly all over her body. The solution: lima beans, loved by Camilla, but disdained for fear they'll promote unpopularity with her classmates.
Shannon's exaggerated, surreal, full-color illustrations take advantage of shadow, light, and shifting perspective to show the girl's plight. Bordered pages barely contain the energy of the artwork; close-ups emphasize the remarkable characters that inhabit the tale. Sly humor lurks in the pictures, too. For example, in one double-page spread the Creams are besieged by the media including a crew from station WCKO. Despite probing by doctors and experts, it takes "an old woman who was just as plump and sweet as a strawberry" to help Camilla discover her true colors. Set in middle-class America, this very funny tale speaks to the challenge many kids face in choosing to act independently.?Carolyn Noah, Central Mass. Regional Library System, Worcester, MA
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Petty (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-26 00:00>
This well-written story shows that no matter how much peer pressure weighs on you, you still have to do what you enjoy regardless of what others think. The illustrations are bold and intriguing for children and adults alike. Many of the characters look as if they've been captured in mid sentence, bringing the illustrations to life. Although the protagonist, a young female, shuns peer pressure, she is stereotyped as a weak female in some aspects. First of all, she's worried about her clothes and what she will wear to school. Secondly, she is too insecure in her own taste to ignore what other people think about her. In addition to this, most of the doctors and specialists are men in the story. The only female in the story that has any knowledge of helping, is of course "an old woman who was just as sweet and plump as a strawberry." It's credible that the woman is able to solve Camilla's problem, but she stereotypically solves it with a plate of food. On the contrary, this tale is quite exciting and humorous for elementary aged children. |
Dolly (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-26 00:00>
This is one of my all-time favorite children's books. I used to work at a preschool, and it was a huge hit with the 3 to 6 year-olds (though older children will enjoy it too). The kids would actually cheer when I brought out this book at story time. Though the main character is a girl, the book has just as much appeal for boys.
The message is simple and timeless: Be true to yourself. But what sets this book apart from countless others with the same theme is the wit and wordplay of the text, and the colorfully surreal illustrations. Kids don't glance at the pictures in here -they look and look, and ask you to turn back the page so they can look some more.
You'll enjoy reading this one out loud. And if it becomes a favorite, you won't mind reading it again and again. |
Libby Beck (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-26 00:00>
Camilla Cream absolutely loves lima beans. She won't eat them because it's not cool to eat lima beans. She will do anything just to fit in. On the first day of school Camilla woke up with different colored stripes all over her body. After being covered with stripes came stars, polka dots, and checkerboards. Camilla's classmates notice what is going on and they call out different designs and Camilla's skin reacts. All sorts of specialists come to Camilla's rescue but nothing seems to work. In the end, an environmental therapist gives Camilla directions to become one with her room and that is precisely what Camilla does. Her eyes become pictures on the wall and her lips become the bed. An old lady then comes and has the remedy for Camilla, lima beans.
The illustrations in this book are amazing. The illustrations are very creative and complete the text to the fullest. The details in the text along with the illustrations will definitely attract young readers. This is such a creative story line to teach such a simple lesson; that it is okay to be different. I would recommend this book for ages 5-9. |
Sharolyn (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-26 00:00>
This is a wonderful book to read to children who worry about what others think of them. Poor Camilla gives up lima beans because all her friends don't like them. She wants to fit in so badly that she denies herself of the things she likes. She develops a bad case of stripes all over her body. As children make fun and blurt names of colors, shapes,and things her stripes change to those things. Experts and specialists cannot find a cure for this strange illness. Only after Camilla decides to be herself and not worry about what others think, is she cured. This is a valuable lesson that can be learned by children of all ages!
A Note to Teachers: Camilla learns that it is ok to be different. It is inevitable that all students will encounter peer pressure at one time or another. This book can provide opportunities for discussions about diversity and the acceptance of others. Hopefully, students will be reminded that they cannot please everyone. It is more important to just be yourself!
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